![]() He tells his former associate that his son and his henchmen know of his arrival as John took note as he moved away from Viggo while he attempts to drive back to his condominium. Under John's gunpoint, Viggo is forced to reveal Iosef's location at his safe house in Brooklyn. Viggo contemplating knowing his son will be killed by John Wick.Īs he discovered his cache of money and paraphernalia materials destroyed by an arson set by John at a church within a safe house which serves as his front upon a confession of an Orthodox priest which he quickly responds by executing him, Viggo then kidnaps John and holds him captive which led to a conversation between the two men in which the gangster mocked his former hitman for leaving his old life behind, Viggo then tries to have his henchmen torture and murder John but he was able to escape (through Marcus' assistance by use of a sniper by killing the other henchmen) then engaging Kirill in a brawl before strangling the bodyguard to death, he then chases after the SUV and shoots the driver (Viggo) in it. Upon learning that John had sought refuge in the Continental Hotel which had its rules forbidding killing in its premises, Viggo immediately doubles the bounty for those who are willing to break it and had Iosef secured at his nightclub, the Red Circle, but not long before John storms the nightclub and attempts to kill Iosef but to no avail after Iosef's head of security, Kirill, and his henchmen waylaid him while Iosef flees. An unsurprised Viggo then placed a $2 million contract for John's murder and personally offers the contract to Marcus, John's mentor and old friend, who accepts before decided not to kill the former assassin. Later, Viggo tried to reason with John by a phone call to talk him out of seeking vengeance, but John silently refused, prompting Viggo to tell Avi to round up a 12-man hit squad to Wick's house to kill him before he can start hunting down Iosef, but John brutally kills them all and has the bodies professionally removed by Charlie and his crew. Viggo angrily berated Iosef for stealing John's car and killing his dog, but Iosef refused to care and instead tried to persuade his father to undo the things he committed by finishing off John, only to be swiftly dismissed and warned by Viggo, that John will eventually come for him and kill him. Much to Viggo's surprise, John managed to accomplish the task, which led to the rise of the Tarasov Mob and John's retirement as promised. ![]() He agreed to let John go on the condition that he complete an "impossible task": kill all of his rivals in one night. Viggo explained that he saw John kill three men with a pencil and gave him a job to assassinate many of his rivals with ease, but this changed when the legendary assassin met Helen and told Viggo that he wanted to retire to spend a new life with Helen. The leader of the Tarasov Mob explained to his son that John was once his best hitman, whom he referred to as Baba Yaga or the Boogeyman. Viggo was shocked by this revelation and ended the call, realizing that John is intending to kill his son in revenge for his dog's death.Īs a result, Viggo summoned Iosef in his flat and punched the young man twice in the stomach after giving him a drink, much to the surprise of his lawyer Avi, who was present as well. Aurelio explained that he did it because Iosef stole John Wick's car and killed his pet puppy Daisy (which was a posthumous present from Helen) for fun. Viggo is first seen when he was talking to a car mechanic named Aurelio about striking Iosef. Viggo being informed by Aurelio about what his son did. The assassin's "impossible task" enabled the Tarasov Mob to rise to power in New York. However, with the help of Italian crime lord Santino D'Antonio, John succeeded and Viggo had no choice but to let him retire. ![]() Unwilling to let his best and most capable henchman leave his service, Viggo gave him an 'impossible task', implied to eliminate notable members of rival mobs. Later, John asked to leave so he could marry Helen. This sparked the light in Viggo's eyes he saw John's potential and hired him to be part of the mob. It is mentioned that he always had a rivalry with another 'gang.' While Viggo was in a bar, he saw John Wick kill three people with a pencil. Viggo Tarasov inherited the leadership of the Tarasov Mob after his father died. Biography "Let us not resort to our basic instincts and handle this like civilized men" -Viggo Tarasov to John Wick
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